I liked the idea of goals from Toulouse (obviously, since I suggested them) but I need to change them for Alexandria because I want them to be a little more important. My plan to do this is to take short-term goals out of the hands of most players and giving them to faction leaders.
This means that an entire faction (i.e. The Church of the Black Magdelana, The Cult of Typhon-Set, The Prometheans, etc.) will have access to the same goal, set by the faction leader. Its a nice carrot for the leader to keep faction members on task, though it will require a few people to actually play the faction leaders. Faction leaders get minions to help accomplish their goals, and minions will work towards the faction's goals because of this XP bonus. Though I was thinking of reducing the bonus to 2 XP rather than three.
Now, getting people to choose leaders isn't always easy since apparently many people would prefer to stay out of the spotlight like this. Funny, because people like to be the Admiral or President in Battlestar Galactica just fine. All I can do is appeal to the players that if no one opts to take this burden, no one will have fun. I have a few additional players to try to invite, and am planning on giving a bonus dot of Generation and/or Age to leaders, which should amount to a substantial bonus for making a powerful character.
This means that an entire faction (i.e. The Church of the Black Magdelana, The Cult of Typhon-Set, The Prometheans, etc.) will have access to the same goal, set by the faction leader. Its a nice carrot for the leader to keep faction members on task, though it will require a few people to actually play the faction leaders. Faction leaders get minions to help accomplish their goals, and minions will work towards the faction's goals because of this XP bonus. Though I was thinking of reducing the bonus to 2 XP rather than three.
Now, getting people to choose leaders isn't always easy since apparently many people would prefer to stay out of the spotlight like this. Funny, because people like to be the Admiral or President in Battlestar Galactica just fine. All I can do is appeal to the players that if no one opts to take this burden, no one will have fun. I have a few additional players to try to invite, and am planning on giving a bonus dot of Generation and/or Age to leaders, which should amount to a substantial bonus for making a powerful character.
